
When crafting your resume, keep in mind the following tips: Tailor your language to match the job description based on your relevant experience. Utilize numbers to highlight achievements, such as “contributed to a 20% increase in quarterly profits.”

Maintain a clear and organized format. It’s crucial to steer clear of pitfalls, such as grammar or spelling mistakes, and refrain from exceeding a two-page resume length. Additionally, avoid including a statement specifying the position you are applying for at the beginning or anywhere else in your resume.

During his tenure at Disney, Simon Taylor, a former Disney recruiter and seasoned HR executive, often encountered a common practice. Individuals would frequently add a line below their names, such as: “I’m applying to the manager of marketing role,” he says. But “there’s zero benefit in putting that in.”

It significantly impacts how your hiring manager perceives you. According to Taylor, when you submit your resume for a job, the recruiter is already aware that you are applying for that specific position.

Including a line that reiterates the role you are applying for is unnecessary and may give the impression that you lack a full grasp of the application process, which can be detrimental to your candidacy.

Avoid providing them with any justification to doubt your comprehension of a relatively simple interaction.

Taylor has also observed this mistake. “They’re using the same resume for multiple roles and forgetting to make the edits,” he says.

“These small things like formatting mistakes or putting in a statement that makes no sense at the beginning,” says Taylor, “that does have an outsized influence on the perception that the recruiter or the hiring manager has [of] you.”

However, if you opt to attach a cover letter or if the application requests one, “it’s important to include the position title you’re applying for to show you have tailored the letter for the role,” as advised by Taylor.

Another issue to be mindful of is the inadvertent inclusion of a line from a resume intended for a different job, which can create confusion.

This gives the impression that you lack attention to detail or that you are forgetful, which could result in your resume being rejected.

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